Dhaka – Sheikh Russell Sports Development Academy clinched the Dhaka First Division Women’s Cricket League title beating City Club by 12 runs in the final at BKSP ground-3 in Savar on Saturday.
Month: March 2018
819 houses brought under power network in Chandpur
A total of 819 houses of seven villages under Faridganj upazila of the district have been brought under rural electrification network by Chandpur Palli Bidyut Samity-2 (CPBS) on Saturday.
Health savings outweigh costs of limiting global warming: study
The estimated cost of measures to limit Earth-warming greenhouse gas emissions can be more than offset by reductions in deaths and disease from air pollution, researchers said on Saturday. It would cost $22.1 trillion (17.9 trillion euros) to $41.6 trillion…
Cherish your parents: Jahnvi pens after mom Sridevi’s death
A week after her mother and veteran actress Sridevi’s sudden demise, her elder daughter Jahnvi Kapoor says there’s a “gnawing hollowness” within her. She has penned an emotional note urging people to cherish their parents. Jahnvi, who is one of…
Liberation War Museum draws weeklong programme marking 7th Mar
Liberation War Museum (LWM) has chalked out a weeklong programme starting on March 7 over the UNESCO recognition of historic 7th March, 1971speech of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as a world documentary heritage. As part of…
Exhibition of “Chitropote Bangabandhu and Bangladesh” begins
A ten-day exhibition titled “Chitropote Bangabandhu and Bangladesh” began last night in the auditorium of Poet Sufiya Kamal at the National Museum. As many as 70 paintings of artist Nazir Hossain are being displayed at the exhibition that will continue…
Europe’s poor need more than jobs
More EU citizens work than ever recorded. Twelve million moved into work in just the past four years. That is more than the total population of Belgium or Greece. That’s the exciting news. But what will it mean for Europe’s…
JP to resign from cabinet soon: Ershad
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Friday said resigning of his party members from Cabinet is now a matter of time.The prime minister’s special envoy came up with this remark while talking to reporters at Rangpur circuit house in the…
Best to keep BNP out of power: Inu
Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu on Friday said it is appropriate to keep BNP out of the state power for the sake of democracy.
Lowest fare for Australia?
Dhaka, 02 March – Asia’s largest budget airlines ‘Air Asia’ has announced its lowest fare for travel to Australia by Bangladeshi passengers. This fare will be applicable for Dhaka-Kulalumpure-Sydney and Dhaka-Kulalumpure- Melbourne rute. In this process Bangladeshi students and middle…
Ebadi for women’s awareness against patriarchal culture
Shirin Ebadi, an Iranian Nobel laureate, has urged the womenfolk to get educated to change the patriarchal culture.“And this is basically because men don’t want women to be literate and educated because once they become educated they’ll try and weaken…
BNP will publish white paper on corruption during Awami League’s tenure: Moudud
BNP leader Moudud Ahmed has said that this is not the last government in the country, and his party will publish a white paper on corruption during the Awami League government’s tenure when it comes to power.
Burma claims troops at border for internal security
In the wake of Thursday’s strong protest by Dhaka, Myanmar on Friday defended the deployment of troops and artillery along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border saying that it was done for internal security.Myanmar, however, refuted the claim of firing blank shots along…
Natural gas prices in BD likely to be raised again
Dhaka,Mar 2-Bangladesh State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid hinted at a possible rise on Friday. Bangladesh regulators are gearing up for another round of gas price hike after revising it last year as the country is…
Boney Kapoor had planned a surprise dinner for Sridevi
Dhaka,Mar 2-Veteran actress Sridevi, 54, was getting ready at a hotel room in Dubai for a dinner date with her producer-husband Boney Kapoor before she suffered a cardiac arrest which led to her sudden demise, a media report said on…
‘Everybody in crisis, not merely BNP’
Dhaka,Mar 2-The political instability created out of BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s imprisonment is not a problem for her party alone, Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury said on Friday.
Youth stabbed dead in Dinajpur
Dhaka – A young man was stabbed to dead over a trifling matter at Mohishkotha in Sadar upazila on Thursday night.
2 killed in Sirajganj road crash
Dhaka -Two people were killed and a another was injured as a truck hit another stationary one on Banghabandhu Bridge West road in Konabari area of Kamarkhanda upazila in Sirajganj early Friday.
2 ‘snatchers’ held with arms in Ctg
Dhaka – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested two alleged snatchers along with arms from Chotteswari road area under Chakbazar thana on Thursday night.
3 girls abducted from Chuadanga rescued in Dhaka
Dhaka -Police rescued three teenage girls, who were abducted from the district, from Dhaka’s Mirpur area and arrested two people in this connection on Thursday night.
Fire guts 3 salt factories in Ctg
Dhaka – At least three salt factories were gutted in a fire that broke out at Majhirghat in Sadarghat area in the port city on Friday morning.
Woman hacked dead in Sirajganj
Dhaka – A woman was hacked to death allegedly by her uncle for marrying without family’s concern at Raninagar village in Salanga upazila in Sirajganj on Friday morning.
Missing Sylhet auto driver’s body found
Dhaka – The body of an auto-rickshaw driver who was missing from Sylhet for last two days was found at Jagannathpur in Sunamganj district on Friday noon.
‘Robber’ beaten to death in Narshingdi
Dhaka – A suspected robber was beaten to death by a mob at Aganagar village in Raipura upazila on Thursday night.
England women beat France 4-1 in Neville’s coaching debut
Columbus,(AP/UNB) – Phil Neville answered critics with a win in his first match as England’s women’s coach.
Manchester City outclasses Arsenal again 3-0 in EPL
London(AP/UNB) – Manchester City outclassed Arsenal by 3-0 for the second time in less than a week, this time humiliating the Gunners in front of their home fans in the English Premier League on Thursday.
Barcelona held by Las Palmas ahead of crucial Atletico match
Madrid(AP/UNB) – Under pressure from its closest challenger, Barcelona stumbled again.Barcelona couldn’t manage more than 1-1 against relegation-wary Las Palmas on Thursday, allowing Atletico Madrid to move within five points of the Spanish league lead ahead of their match this…
Saikat’s ton spurs Jamal’s 95-run win against Gazi Group
Dhaka – Opener Saikat Ali’s century of 115 runs helped Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club back on the win track in the 12-team Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League as they routed holders Gazi Group cricketers by a huge 95 runs in…
Qatar ships home thousands of camels stranded in Saudi Arabia
Thousands of Qatari camels stranded in Saudi Arabia are reportedly being shipped home via Kuwait as a regional rift continues. The UAE, Bahrain, Egypt and Saudi Arabia closed land, sea and air links with Qatar last June after accusing the…
Saudi developer to close Umm Al Qura merger this year
Jabal Omar Development Co., one of Saudi Arabia’s largest listed property developers, expects to finalise its merger deal with Umm Al Qura Development and Construction in 2018, a senior company executive told Reuters. The deal, announced in November, is key…